SLP PRAXIS PRACTICE (FORM 1) QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

Which of the following should be the primary focus of early language intervention for at-risk infants? A. Establishing object permanence through play activities B. Training primary caregivers to facilitate language learning C.Creating readiness activities in the context of play D.Enhancing social communication through play activities CORRECT ANSWER Training primary caregivers to facilitate language learning The figure above shows the oral, pharyngeal, and esophageal structures involved in swallowing. Which of the following best describes the transit of the bolus at the moment depicted in the figure? CORRECT ANSWER B. The bolus is being propelled from the oral cavity by the tongue and has entered the pharynx. Primary motor innervation to the larynx and velum is provided by which cranial nerve? CORRECT ANSWER IX- Vagus Nerve Fela is a third-grade student in a public school. She is a speaker of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) who has difficulty with the Standard American English (SAE) dialect used in her classroom. Her teacher believes that Fela's language skills are affecting her academic performance and has referred her to the school's speech-language pathologist. Which of the following is an appropriate rationale for providing language intervention for Fela? A. It will likely foster better communication with Fela's linguistically and culturally diverse peers. B. It will likely improve Fela's code-switching ability with her teacher and other adult speakers of SAE. C.It may expand Fela's later academic and vocational opportunities. D.It will likely lead Fela to adopt SAE as her primary dialect. CORRECT ANSWER Options (A), (B), and (C) are correct. The intervention will foster better communication because Fela and her peers will have a common dialect. Also, the intervention will provide Fela with the ability to switch easily between dialects using SAE structures. Furthermore, being able to switch codes will enable Fela to participate in more educational and vocational opportunities. Federal laws regarding freedom of access to information stipulate that client records kept or written by health care professionals can be A. reviewed only by other health-care professionals B. reviewed only by the clients themselves unless the client provides written permission to share with others C.reviewed by anyone who submits a formal written request